The speaker for the October membership meeting was Byron Carmean, shown in the background above. Mr Carmean gave a powerpoint presentation on Cypress Bridge Swamp Forest in Southampton County, where some of the largest and most unusual trees in Virginia are located.

Amateurs tried their hands at rowing a full-scale replica of Captain John Smith's 17th century shallop at the 400-year anniversary of Smith's voyage up the Nansemond River. The shallop was built by the Deltaville Maritime Museum at Deltaville, Virginia. The re-enactment of the voyage was coordinated by Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society and was part of "A Taste of Suffolk" September 13, 2008.

SUFFOLK NANSEMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 1255
Suffolk, Virginia 23439-1255

Phone (757)539-2781
Email: snhs@verizon.net